How does this scanner perform doing batch scanning of old photographs? Does it damage photos? How is the quality of the scanned photos? Thanks very much!
32278
It would work, however, I personally would not auto-feed the photos. I prefer a flat bed scanner for photos -- that way you don't risk them jamming, folding, or ripping.
32279
We mostly scan paper files, so I cannot attest to photos. However, from any scanning we have done, the quality has been good.
32280
You set the output quality and color. We have not done pictures, but it does a good job on book covers. We are using it to maintain electronic records for an organization rather than keeping all the books, programs etc.
32281
I scanned a bunch of old family photos from the 40s-60s, and it did fine, it pulled them straight through using the guides. They were of different sizes so I sorted as best I could and batch scanned the groups. Somewhat difficult to navigate the setting menus to obtain the highest resolution (1200x1200), in color, and the correct size. Much faster and easier than a flat scanner.
32282
No experience with scanning photos. We however scan large quantities of documents without issues of damage. The image quality is very good, but never tried with a photo. Sorry. That being said, photos tend not to be standard paper sizes and it does have the adjustable guides on the paper feeder, so I think that will help keep them lined up.
1623996
It takes me about a minute per slide. While I am scanning one batch, I tweak the previous batch in another program so the project keeps moving along. I've had the CanoScan for 2 months now, have scanned about 100 slides without any problems. I am very happy with it. I have a little tutorial on my site that shows some of my results: http://www.patriciaweppler.com/tutorial.htm
1297525
I read reviews and virtually all of them are concerned on photo scanning. I want to buy the scanner because I want to scan multi-page documents and books. My main concern is how this scanner copes with shadows in the middle of the thick books. My HP scanner and Epson all-in-one machine leave big shadows when scanning thick documents. ave tried document scanning as well?
486523
I have the same question! I am looking for something to scan the old black and white negatives- larger ones than 35mm. Have you found a scanner that will do that, mt gal? If you do, can you let me know at dlamp3300@aol.com ? Thanks
1218648
Most of what I scan is printed material, i.e., bills of lading, invoices, etc. I did feed a photo through the scanner and it fed easily and didn't damage the photo. The image is pretty good but I've seen better. That been said, this little Canon scanner has so many features I haven't begun to explore yet. It could just be I don't have the machine set for ultimate photo scanning results. Bottom line for me, it's ok for scanning photos to share online but I don't think I'd use it for reproducing prints. Hope this helps.
1371736
I have not tried scanning photos. I will give it a try and let you know next week.
1196105
I've scanned a few photos and it did ok but I wouldn't buy it just for photos, I would buy a scanner that is made for photos. I purchased and use this for documents. I think you will get better quality with an actual photo scanner.
1193375
I've had no problems with poor quality scanned photos. The default is set to 300dpi, have you tried increasing it to 600dpi? That's what I always use and that works for me. I believe the max is 1200dpi. You may want to play around with that setting and see. Also don't be fooled by the scan preview, it's not an exact representation of what the scanned photo/doc will look. Hope that helps.
2204444
At an estimated 200 dpi and up (it doesn't actually let you know how high it goes, another limitation as far as I'm concerned), it actually scans at a moderate rate, not too fast and not too slow. Trouble is, I've relied on it for for crisp scans at 200 dpi and up, and it just doesn't do it very well. It wouldn't bother me if the sources were not the greatest resolution to start with, but they are, and the scanner just doesn't do them justice even at the highest resolution.
1897895
I bought the unit but haven't used it as yet. My friends tell me that they can scan almost anything, including old photos that are bent. Should do checks just fine.
949933
I don't know. Haven't tried that. But I really doubt it. I have scanned almost 9000 pics so far and still scanning. Love it.
1509276
I have this scanner and I have scanned photos as small as 1 1/2 x 2 (small school pictures). Thick ones on cardboard scan also. Only issue I had was several photos on a single sheet of paper can get stuck on the edges, but that is expected. Great little scanner, scanned 1000's of photos.
1905941
It scans anything of paper thickness that is not wider than the scanner. Once scanned in you can save to any program in your computer to manage documents or photos. The feed works well, so no skewing or blurring that is likely with the "wand" types. I have scanned some of everything - photos, artwork, receipts, ID cards and etc. No problems. This is great. Has little protective case. Just plug into USB port and start scanning. I have had no problems at all with this scanner. And very portable. Fits into my soft laptop case. Highly recommend this little scanner.
1297528
I just received my Canoscan 8800F a few days ago....I'm impressed with the medium format aspect of scanner. The only problem is the huge file it creates when you try to get the photo as close of the film medium format quality as possible (25mb file)
76589
It doesn't do well with glossy paper/photos. I tried to scan about 50 photos and it would start to skip and make some interesting images. IMHO, you'd want a flatbed scanner for best results.
2057979
Hi, Alex. This scanner will make individual files of each image; for instance, if I scan a negative strip with four pictures on it, the scanner will ultimately make four files. If you're on Facebook, check out my page Harrison Photo Restoration & Archival Service. It shows a considerable amount of the work I've done with this scanner, including 'before and after' images. I love this scanner and think it's amazing.
1346155
It does a fine job. I have scanned several photos and have been very happy with results. You can set the quality to various levels to meet your demands.